Category: archives

  • Chit-Chat: Tough choice: Three jobs or house in France?

    By: Merle Citron    Pam O’Neill, who was born and raised in New York and lived in New Hope or the past eight years, is one heck of a gutsy gal.    During that time she worked three different jobs.    "I worked as a travel agent at New Hope Travel," she said. "I also worked at the…

  • Devil’s in the details for contract negotiators

    Boad of Education and teachers union must still agree on how salaries divided By:Sally Goldenberg    The tale of two negotiating bodies in Hillsborough has finally ended — almost.    The groups that have disputed for over a year on teachers’ salaries reached a tentative agreement at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 23 for a new three-year contract.    Typical…

  • Don’t ignore the warning signs of diabetes

    RANDOM NOTES by Scott Morgan    Early last Friday, I did a rare thing. I shared my morning with my wife. Work is just too important to miss, and life around the house is too predictable and safe for us to bother eating cereal together.    But last Friday, we sat across the table from each other…

  • Yee whiz!

    ‘Kind of ready’ Viking gives it her best shot and wins GMC gold By: Carolyn M. Hartko    With the over-emphasis these days on athletes needing to have the psychological edge, and being "up" for the game, South Brunswick High School senior Kim Yee could be a coach’s worst nightmare. The Viking won the girls’ shot…

  • Officials must consider sacrifice, not spending

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse     In a recent radio broadcast, Gov. James E. McGreevey noted that a substantial part of the state budget usually goes to municipal and school-district aid.    If the state is unable, because of its budget crisis, to give towns and schools the aid to which they had become accustomed for many…

  • Free classes help seniors learn about computers

       The Hillsborough Education Foundation (www.hef.org) announces its 2002-2003 season of adult computer classes and training. These classes are free of charge and open to any Hillsborough resident 60 years of age or above.    There are two levels of classes to choose from. Beginner classes will be held on Tuesdays, and intermediate classes will meet on…

  • Middle school student understands Dr. King’s message

    Ahuja wins Princeton University contest. By: Lea Kahn    Martin Luther King Day is an important holiday that should not be forgotten. Nor should the man who inspired it — slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — be forgotten.    But how do you get across Dr. King’s message of understanding and improving race…

  • Recycled computers helping local families

    Program has more than a dozen machines donated from residents By:Sally Goldenberg    More than a dozen needy families in the Hillsborough School District may be able to enjoy the Internet and computer programs, thanks to used computers donated to a project organized by the teachers union.    The Hillsborough Education Association began collecting and donating used…

  • Workers rescued from sand bin in Upper Freehold

    Toms River men are trapped for three hours. By: Cynthia Koons    UPPER FREEHOLD — Two employees of Clayton Block Co. on Route 526 became trapped in a sand bin there Friday after one of them fell into the bin and the other attempted to save him, spawning a rescue mission that spanned more than three…